Blink!
A white ray of light appeared before Stefanâs eyes. It awakened his blurred mind like a ray of hope. His
spirit became high⦠The seemingly endless negativity turned from its strong presence to a slow
retreat.
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âNo, wait, whatâs this?â Stefanâs mind gradually became clear, seeing the true source of the white light.
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âIs that a planet⦠No, a woman⦠A goddess!â
âItâs⦠Shelly!â
âThis bead is called the Starbound bead. It should be of some help to you, but I canât do much about
the demonic, corrosion of the Blue Demonic Lotus. You have to go through this challenge with your
own willpower!â
âHereâs another nine hearts. This is all we can give you. Youâll have to go through the remaining fights
on your own.â
âThe journey will be tough, but as long as your will is sincere, youâll pass this challenge easily.â
âItâll be as easy as picking up a girl.â
Stefan nodded and faced the strong negative attacks straight on.
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Outside, Shelly and Ancestor Bodhi stood next to each other.
Ancestor Bodhi looked like he had just met a ghost. âShelly, you told him itâll be an easy challenge? But
to my knowledge, in this world and in past history, some had indeed tried to gain great powers by
attaining the Blue Demonic Lotus. â
âUnfortunately, no one succeeded, and they all died painful deaths.â
Shelly slumped to the ground, no longer looking at how Stefan was doing. Instead, she observed the
space within the Cleansing Vase. âWe can only make a bet on Stefan! If we lose, itâll be the end of the
Siddhartha realm.â
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Ancestor Bodhi paused for a moment, then finally nodded. âYouâre right. There are too many rules in
the Siddhartha realm, weâd be better without it anyways! I love alcohol!â
He searched for a while and took out a bottle of beer. He was about to open it and drink it, but Shelly
snatched it over and drank it immediately.
âBuddha, Amitabha!â
âAmitabha, Abhava!â
One of them looked like a twelve year old girl, while the other looked like a young monk that was about
seven. However, the meaning of the words these two had spoken could never be fully understood by
many in their whole lives.
***
Two days later, Stefan was getting frustrated.
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He had no idea what the Blue Demonic Lotus was. Believing it was just a normal lotus that grew in the
demon realm, he had used all his powers to purify its negativity. The Starbound bead and heart were
also fighting the nine lotus seeds.
However, they had no effect on it.
After the nine seeds entered his mind palace, they would plant themselves within his Heavenly Self-
renewing Soil and wouldnât come out⦠It was as if they treated Stefanâs mind palace as their own
home.
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Soon, the land sank and became like a swamp. What angered Stefan more was that the Starbound
bead had planted itself into the soil too as if planning to reproduce.
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âIt canât possibly grow another Shelly from the soil next year?â Stefan thought He was, however,
relieved that things were calm now.
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Stefan was clearly disturbed. According to Shelly, refitting the lotus shouldâve been very easy. It was
supposed to be so easy that any weakling could pass through despite having lousy willpower.
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However, as he went through the process, he felt stuck. It was like his mind was about to give up at any
time. It was definitely not as simple as Shelly had described.
Stefan was even starting to doubt if his will was weak. Finally, the weird ax within his mind sent out a
wave of pure energy and shook the negativity of the nine lotus seeds away. Only then did Stefan let out
a sigh of relief. The stalemate finally came to an end.
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Besides, the nine hearts combined with Stefanâs pond and formed a sea. It could be found in each
golden core.
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Whoosh⦠Whooshâ¦